Things to do in Fort Lauderdale
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Things to do in Fort Lauderdale this weekend, Oct. 16 to 18
The free Las Olas Art Fair fills East Las Olas Boulevard Saturday and Sunday, the Riverwalk Fall Festival is Saturday and Buena Vista Social Club closes Sunday.
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Things to do
Things to do in Fort Lauderdale this month: October 2026
October in Fort Lauderdale: the Las Olas Art Fair Oct. 17-18, LauderBOO Oct. 24, the boat show Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 and Light Up Lauderdale from Nov. 5.
Trails
Parks and trails in Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale's big parks: Mills Pond (157 acres), Holiday Park and Snyder Park, with its dog swim and nature trail. Hours, addresses and phones.
Fourth of July
Fort Lauderdale Fourth of July fireworks 2026
Fort Lauderdale's free 4th of July Spectacular is on the beach at A1A and Las Olas. In 2026: drones at 8:45 p.m., fireworks at 9. 2027 details to come.
Halloween
Trick-or-treat hours in Fort Lauderdale 2026
Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. Fort Lauderdale sets no official hours; city parks host LauderBOO and park trick-or-treats on Saturday, Oct. 24.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day in Fort Lauderdale 2027: events and date ideas
Valentine's Day 2027 is a Sunday. Fort Lauderdale date ideas from official pages: Bonnet House, a sunset cruise, The MKT by the beach and Las Olas dinners.
Easter
Easter in Fort Lauderdale 2027: egg hunts, brunch and services
Easter 2027 is March 28, right after Broward spring break March 22-26. Fort Lauderdale egg hunts, brunch and church services as each one is announced.
Mother's Day
Mother's Day in Fort Lauderdale 2027: brunch, events and markets
Mother's Day 2027 is May 9. Fort Lauderdale ideas from official pages: Bonnet House gardens, The MKT weekend market by the beach, brunch and a sunset cruise.
Memorial Day
Memorial Day in Fort Lauderdale 2027: ceremony, beach party
Memorial Day 2027 is May 31. Fort Lauderdale's Great American Beach Party was May 23 in 2026, and the city's ceremony is at Lauderdale Memorial Park Cemetery.
Father's Day
Father's Day in Fort Lauderdale 2027: events, car shows, brunch
Father's Day 2027 is June 20, the day after Juneteenth. In 2026 that weekend had the city's Juneteenth Celebration and the Stonewall Pride Parade. Ideas inside.
Labor Day
Labor Day in Fort Lauderdale 2027: events, closures, trash
Labor Day 2027 is Sept. 6. Fort Lauderdale's Labor Day Block Party at the Galt was Sept. 6 in 2026; libraries close, and city trash pickup runs as normal.
Fall festivals
Fall festivals and pumpkin patches near Fort Lauderdale 2026
Riverwalk Fall Festival Oct. 17, Pumpkins and Palm Trees on the beach Oct. 24, and pumpkin patches in Davie, Coconut Creek and Parkland. Dates and hours.
Halloween
Halloween events in Fort Lauderdale 2026
Halloween 2026 in Fort Lauderdale: LauderBOO Oct. 24, Nightmare Village haunts, Bonnet House family day and Wicked Manors on Oct. 31, Hollyweird Oct. 24.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in Fort Lauderdale 2026: turkey trot, closures, trash
Thanksgiving 2026 in Fort Lauderdale: the Turkey Trot on A1A Nov. 26, school break Nov. 23-27, library closures and what the city says about trash pickup.
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve in Fort Lauderdale 2026
New Year's Eve 2026 in Fort Lauderdale: the city's Downtown Countdown and anchor drop, holiday lights cruises, library hours and New Year's Day trash pickup.
Dogs
Dog-friendly Fort Lauderdale: parks, patios, beach and leash rules
Dog-friendly Fort Lauderdale: Snyder Park's bark park and dog swim, Holiday Park, Canine Beach, patios that welcome dogs and the city's leash rule.
Trails
Fort Lauderdale walking and biking trails: Riverwalk, beach, parks
Walking and biking in Fort Lauderdale: the Riverwalk, the beach promenade, the 1.9-mile drive at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park and park trails, with parking.
Free
Free things to do in Fort Lauderdale
Free things to do in Fort Lauderdale: the beach and Riverwalk, city parks, weekly free music, library story times and free festivals through the year.
